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This Week's Edition of the Global Food for Thought News Brief
About
The Global Food and Agriculture Program aims to inform the development of US policy on global agricultural development and food security by raising awareness and providing resources, information, and policy analysis to the US Administration, Congress, and interested experts and organizations.
The Global Food and Agriculture Program is housed within the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, an independent, nonpartisan organization that provides insight – and influences the public discourse – on critical global issues. The Council on Global Affairs convenes leading global voices and conducts independent research to bring clarity and offer solutions to challenges and opportunities across the globe. The Council is committed to engaging the public and raising global awareness of issues that transcend borders and transform how people, business, and governments engage the world.
Support for the Global Food and Agriculture Program is generously provided by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Blogroll
1,000 Days Blog, 1,000 Days
Africa Can End Poverty, World Bank
Agrilinks Blog
Bread Blog, Bread for the World
Can We Feed the World Blog, Agriculture for Impact
Concern Blogs, Concern Worldwide
Institute Insights, Bread for the World Institute
End Poverty in South Asia, World Bank
Global Development Blog, Center for Global Development
The Global Food Banking Network
Harvest 2050, Global Harvest Initiative
The Hunger and Undernutrition Blog, Humanitas Global Development
International Food Policy Research Institute News, IFPRI
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center Blog, CIMMYT
ONE Blog, ONE Campaign
One Acre Fund Blog, One Acre Fund
Overseas Development Institute Blog, Overseas Development Institute
Oxfam America Blog, Oxfam America
Preventing Postharvest Loss, ADM Institute
Sense & Sustainability Blog, Sense & Sustainability
WFP USA Blog, World Food Program USA
Archive
Field Notes - Soybean Innovation Lab is Mechanizing Agriculture Across Africa with Multi-Crop Thresher
Many smallholder farmers don't have access to durable and affordable harvest equipment. The Soybean Innovation Lab is creating a local, skilled workforce for the fabrication of low-cost, locally-produced, multi-crop threshers.
Guest Commentary - The Critical Role of Women in Transforming the Food System
Since its inception, HarvestPlus has identified and focused on women as key drivers who make nutrition -related decisions for their households and have important roles not only in the preparation and consumption of nutritious foods but also in production decisions on which varieties to grow.
Global Food for Thought: Solar Arrays | Sweet Potatoes | Systems Approach
Check out the latest buzz in food, agriculture, and global development!
Guest Commentary - Adopting Conserving Agricultural Practices: A Farmer's Perspective
Farmers care about the land and other natural resources that they steward, but they also need to do their best to ensure they can make a decent living from their work.
Guest Commentary - Investing in Innovation: Food, Agriculture and Forestry in Southeast Asia
Around the world, investors are hoping to find the unicorn among companies that meet their goals to do good and simultaneously yield impressive returns. A multisectoral, regionally appropriate approach will help investors achieve their goals.
Field Notes - To Meat or Not to Meat: Balancing Global Viewpoints in Battles over Food
In current debates over what people should be eating, it is essential to consider how the answers might change depending on whom we are considering.
Global Food for Thought: Pulses | Breaking Ground | Satellites and Drones
Check out the latest buzz in food, agriculture, and global development!
Field Notes - Boosting Nutrition and Sustainability through Superfoods in Local Food Systems
Although superfoods such as goji berries and chia have gained popularity in high-income nations, they are often absent from the local food systems in which they are produced. The Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT are working to change that.
Guest Commentary - Envisioning the Future of Food in Times of Change
Ending hunger and all forms of malnutrition in this decade will take broad, cross-sectoral action.
Field Notes - Biocontrol of the Fall Armyworm: Long-term Resilience for Small-scale Farmers
The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Integrated Pest Mangement helps smallholder farmers implement long-term biocontrols of fall armyworm that are inexpensive, socially acceptable, and safe for the environment.
Global Food for Thought: Cacao | Soils | Locusts
Check out the latest buzz in food, agriculture, and global development!
Global Food for Thought: Underreported Crises | Indigenous Conservation | Feeding a Quarantine
Check out the latest buzz in food, agriculture, and global development!
Featured Commentary - Why is Global Food Security Important for US Farmers?
Check out the latest post in our partnership series with Agri-Pulse.
Global Food for Thought: Land Conflict | Hydroponics | Fertilizer Boom
Check out the latest buzz in food, agriculture, and global development!
Guest Commentary - Addressing the barriers to soybean production in Africa
High input costs and lack of access to credit prevent smallholder farmers from investing in their soybean crops. Barriers such as these have kept soybean yields low in Africa. The Feed the Future Soybean Innovation Lab is working to address them through incremental input bundles.